Wind Power

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04/09/2010

Apr. 09, 2010

Wind Power

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You've heard that the wind comes sweeping down the plain in Oklahoma -- does that translate to a good source of wind power? In this hour, live from Norman, Oklahoma, we'll be talking about wind energy in Oklahoma and the surrounding region. Oklahoma currently generates nearly 1200 megawatts of power from wind. It ranks 11th in the country -- but there are plans on the drawing board to add hundreds of megawatts in the next decades. Will the plains states be turning out electricity for the rest of the country? And who will build the transmission lines to get it there?

Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer

Guests

Scott Greene
Director, Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative (Joint Project of University
of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University)

Professor, Geography

University of Oklahoma

Norman, Oklahoma
Kylah McNabb
Program Manager - Wind Development Specialist

Oklahoma Department of Commerce

Oklahoma Department of Career & Technology Education

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mike Bergey
President, Bergey Windpower Company

Norman, Oklahoma
Lisa Linowes
Executive Director

Industrial Wind Action Group

Concord, New Hampshire

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